Weather-strip



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WEATHER STRIP.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orricn.

` DAVID N. HYRE, OF RICH HILL, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO HARRISON L.

HYRE, OF LEXINGTON, ILLINOIS.

WEATHER- STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,047, dated April13l 1886.

Application filed August 1R, 18555.

To @ZZ '1U/wm, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID N. Hyun, a citizen ofthe United States, and aresident of Rich Hill, in the county of Bates and State of Mis` souri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in feather-Strips; andI do hereby declare that the following` is a ful, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others Skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part ot' this specification,and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the lower portion of adoor provided with my improved weather-strip, showing the door opened.Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the closed door and its sill. Fig.3 is a plan view of the sill and the wire bracket, and Fig. i is aperspective detail view ofthe wire bracket detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to weather-strips for doors, which consist ina strip of metal hinged or pivoted at its upper edge to the outer sideof the door near its lower edge, and contemplates more particularly animproveinent upon the weather-strip for which Letters Patent weregranted to Harrison L. Hyre on the 27th day of May, 1879, No. 215,750,and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts ofa wire bracket which will support the lower edge of the .hingedweather-strip above the floor when the door is opened, as hereinaftermore fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the door-frame. Bis the sill, and C is the door. D is the metallic weather-strip, whichis hinged at its upper edge to the front side of the door, under thestrip E, which fits over the edge of the weather strip in the samemanner as already described in the specifica tion, and shown in thedrawings of the patent above referred to, and all of which partsconsequently will need no further explanation.

I have shown the metallic weather -strip hinged in the above-describedmanner, for the reason that I prefer to use my bracket with (No model.)

the said construction of a strip; but it will be readily understood thatthe strip may be hinged in any other suitable manner, or may slidevertically, the bracket being applicable to any strip capable ofdisplacement in an upward or outward direction.

The bracket F consists of a curved or nearly segmental portion, G, theouter end of which is bent downward, as shown at H, and driven into thedoor-sill ashort distance from the hinge-jainb of the frame, and theinner end, I, of the curved portion G is bent inward parallel with theline of the sill, and again bent back parallel with the sill and theother portion, whereupon it is bent upward at a right angle, forming anupright portion, J, and at last bent toward the door-jamb at a rightangle to the former portion, forming a portion, K, which is driven intothe door-jamb.

The entire bracket is formed by one piece of wire or thin metallic rod,and the ends are preferably sharpened, so that they may be driven intothe sill and jamb of the door in the same manner as a common nail.

The bracket projects inward and is in a plane with the upper side of thedoor-sill, and the sill has preferably a groove, L. into which the outerportion of the curved part of the wire may rest, bringing its upper sideflush with the upper face of the sill, and the jamb is grooved at M in asimilar manner, for the reception of the upright portion of the innerend of the wire.

It will be seen that this bracket will not only serve to raise the loweredge of the weatherstrip, but will also support the lower edge of thedoor, preventing it from dragging and binding against the floor, and itwill beasufficient distance above the floor to admit of the edge of acarpet being inserted under it, and will be sufficiently open to allowthe portion of the carpet below it to be swept and kept clean,preventing any accumulation of dirt, or breeding of moth or othervermin.

It will be seen that by constructing my improved wire bracket of theform shown and described the lower edge of the weather-strip and thelower edge ofthe door will, when the door is opened at any angle, besupported on three portions of the single-wire bracket, owing to thepeculiar form or curvature of the same, the wire bracket thus forming afar more effective support than if it were merely curved in asemicircular forni, so that the weather-strip and the lower edge of thedoor would come in Contact with one portion of the wire only, as hasheretofore been the case. -The peculiar advantages of this constructionwill be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The bracket is simple of manufacture, and is simple of application, andmay be used with any weather-strip capable of displacement in an upwarddirection, doing away with the necessity of having spring attachments,knobs, or handles, or other means for raising and holding the strip whenopening or closing the door.

yI am aware that brackets composed of a single curved wire or thinmetallic rod have been secured at the hinge edge of a door-frame for thepurpose of raising the lower edge of the weather-strip or for thepurposeof supporting the lower edge `of the door; and I do not, therefore,claim such construction, broadly; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patentofthe United States,

' l. A bracket for raising the lower edge of a weatherstrip, consistingof a rod bent t0 form a curved portion, 4having its outer end` bentdownward and pointed, having its innery portion bent inward and doubledparallel to itself, bent upward at a right angle, and bent outward fromthe curve and pointed, as an'd for the purpose shown Aand set forth.

2. In combination with 'a door..having a weather-strip capable of upwarddisplacement, a bracket consisting of a rod formed with a curvedhorizontal portion, a down-V wardly-bent pointed portion at one end ofthe i curved portion driven into the sill of the door, an inwardly-bentportion doubled back paralend bent at a right angle toit and pointed anddrivenjnto the jamb of the door at the hinge edge of the door, as andfor the purpose shown and set foith;

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH B. GRAHAM, JNO. H. CUNNINGHAM.

4s lel with itself, and an upwardly-bent portion at the end of thedoubled portion, having its f f

